Retirement Security: the Importance of Engagement
Year: 2017
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: The accumulation of a solid financial foundation is necessary but not sufficient for retirement security in the broadest sense, i.e. to continue to belong and to be a contributing member of society. Too little attention has been paid to creating a path to a rewarding later life. We define engagement in terms of the experience of connecting on a deep and meaningful level with productive activities and test whether there is a differential effect of engagement level (no involvement, low, moderate, and high engagement) on health and well-being in later life. Findings suggest that just staying “busy” in and of itself may not be the key to health and well-being in later life and retirement security; instead the quality of one’s experience (i.e., engagement) with paid work, volunteering, caregiving, and informal helping plays an important role in the extent to which involvement leads to positive outcomes.
Source: Innovation in Aging
Authors: J. Boone James, C. Matz-Costa
Institution: Boston College
Language: English
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,977
OpenAlex ID: W2726501758